I have over 40 years experience in the global recruitment industry.A qualified company secretary I was group secretary and a director at Nestor Healthcare plc (the fourth largest recruitment business in the UK) the 1980's.I was a founding director of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.Since 1991 I have run LBA, the UK's leading recruitment business valuation, exit route planning and business sales consultancy.I have valued over 1,900 businesses and completed over 350 deals in the UK and overseas. I have considerable experience in working with buyers and sellers in emerging recruitment markets.I write in the recruitment trade press and regularly speak at industry conferences and seminars.I also advise owners on business development and exit route planning and buyers on acquisitions and business expansion through buy and build strategies.Specialties: Valuations, expert witness work including court appearances, business sales and mergers in the recruitment, HR and training industries .I welcome inquiries from businesses looking for a non-executive director to facilitate expansion through buy and build strategies.